Paul Cocksedge's Slump furniture features glass pressed over rocks
Glass surfaces slump over solid, organic bases in this series of furniture by Paul Cocksedge, which was launched at this year's London Design Festival. More
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Piscinas tables and benches look like mini swimming pools
Brazilian design studio Alva has created tables with cut outs covered in recycled blue tiles to look like the basin of swimming pools. More
Heatherwick Studio unveils modular desk with wooden planter legs
Sculptural maple planters form the legs of a modular desk designed by Heatherwick Studio as part of the Design Museum's Connected: Made Together, Apart project at London Design Festival. More
Studio Lancelot's Active Classroom seating encourages children to move
Dutch designer Studio Lancelot has created a series of school chairs that encourage children to frequently change seating positions in the classroom. More
Daniel Schofield designs pinewood Crofton Stool that nods to Asian design traditions
Dezeen Showroom: London designer Daniel Schofield has launched the Crofton Stool collection made from locally sourced pine for Danish design company Please Wait to be Seated at 3 Days of Design. More
Fritz Hansen launches Arne Jacobsen chairs in 16 new colours
Dezeen promotion: Danish furniture brand Fritz Hansen has introduced 16 new colours to three of the chairs in its iconic Arne Jacobsen-designed seating range. More
Akhil Kumar creates faceted basket by folding Samsung Eco-Package box
In this video, Dezeen x Samsung Out of the Box Competition finalist Akhil Kumar discusses his Twist basket, which is made of from the box of Samsung's The Sero television.
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Ukurant Objects exhibition features squishy chair and waxy vases
A squishy chair made from bio-foam that looks like stone, a modular seating system inspired by a church and vases cast from beeswax were among the objects on display at the Ukurant Objects exhibition at the 3 Days of Design festival in Copenhagen. More
Vegahouse designs stool with removable seat made of woven bamboo
Japanese architecture firm Vegahouse has ventured into furniture design, using the traditional craft of bamboo weaving to make a minimal and modern stool. More
Muller Van Severen designs Pillow Sofa based on Kassl Edition's padded bags
Dezeen Showroom: Belgian studio Muller Van Severen has designed a series of soft, doughy sofas to resemble fashion brand Kassl Editions' Pillow Bags. More
Mater designs stools made with leftover grain from beer and plastic insulin pens
Dezeen Showroom:design brand Mater has launched Mask Stool, made using the spent grain from brewery Carlsberg's beer production, at Danish design festival 3 Days of Design. More
Five designs with a sense of humour by EJR Barnes
Self-taught designer EJR Barnes makes furniture and lighting pieces with "a wry smile". We've rounded up five of his surrealist projects, including a club chair wrapped in Venetian blinds and a table lamp with a candle instead of a bulb. More
Sarah Willemart and Matthieu Muller transform Samsung Eco-Package boxes into animal toys
In this video, Dezeen x Samsung Out of the Box Competition finalist Sarah Willemart explains how she created a series of animal companions from Samsung television boxes. More
Ying Chang creates furniture out of paper for Malleable State collection
Sheets of paper are layered with glue and then moulded by hand to create London designer Ying Chang's Malleable State collection of furniture and homeware. More
Cecilie Manz's flat-pack Plint table for Takt is made up of two parts
Dezeen Showroom: Danish designer Cecilie Manz has created a wooden coffee table for furniture brand Takt that users can assemble themselves by securing the two components together with leather loops. More
Layer designs Wes Anderson-informed cinema seat for life post-coronavirus
Layer has designed a seat for social distancing in cinemas called Sequel that is knitted from antibacterial copper threads coloured in the "mid-century pastels" featured in Wes Anderson films. More
André Cardoso transforms Samsung Eco-Package cardboard box into rocking horse
In this video, Dezeen x Samsung Out of the Box Competition finalist André Cardoso explains how he came up with the idea to transform a box for Samsung's The Serif television into a rocking horse. More
Designers draw on Memphis and pop art movements to reinterpret De Rosso furniture
Designers including Adam Nathaniel Furman, Richard Hutten and Paola Navone have created seven laminated furniture designs for Italian brand De Rosso that reimagine both archival pieces and previously unpublished works. More
Revaz Berdzenishvili repurposes Samsung Eco-Package box to create stepped storage unit
In this video, Dezeen x Samsung Out of the Box Competition finalist Revaz Berdzenishvili explains how he transformed a box for Samsung's The Serif television into an attractive and practical storage solution called Kibe. More
Seven designers share objects created within a kilometre of home during lockdown
Barcelona-based designer Sanna Völker has curated a collection of seven furniture and homeware pieces, which were created during coronavirus lockdown to reflect the unique limitations and opportunities of the current moment. More